The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-27
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

-Kato Caslleton in "Crazy Patch at
the thcater again tonight and during the
remainder Of the week.
John Davis, colorcl, was arrested yes
tcrluy on the charges OF yagrancy and eN-
hibiting gambling devices.
j. II. Crawford, q ear driver, had his
right foot badly crushcdby the ear passing
over II, at Main and Bcalc streets, yesterday
morning about 1880 o'clock.
The old water company now has three
artcsian wells under way N the bayou be-
tween Jackson and Alabama streets.
Yesterday was pretty generally OBJ
served ~ n holiday in court, commercial
aud banking c%ifclcs. Business will open
up languidly this morning.
The rcappcarlnCc OF President Had
den ~ the police cOur bench frightened
the boys, aud a q result the police en-
joycd their Christmas Yesterday.
President MADDEN presided in the po.
lice court, yesterday, alter an absence OF
five months. He opened mp his entrance
upon the duty 10y sailing into the sidewalk
and street lighting questions.
The amateur performance Of "a Little
Soldier by Mesdnmcs Annie Loeb and
Clara Bauer and Jake Hammer, Of the
Santi Bonus club, at the residence OF Mr..
Morris, No. 10 Linden street, Sunday
night, was greatly enjoyed by 200 guests.
1t wa reported that ~ the steamer
James Lee was passing Norfolk landing
Saturday night u yOllcy Of fifty shots
were fired into II by negroes. The boat
was ~ the wharf all day yesterday, but her
officers seemed to know nothing about the
matter.
j. W. Hohgood, a deputy sheriff from
| Newport, Ark, arrived in the city ycstcr-
day lor the negro 4. X. Duprcc, arrested
here several lays ago as q fugitive from
| Justice. Duprcc broke jail and escaped
from the Newport authorities several
weeks ago while under sentence iol
gambling.
sheriff Scott, Of Bolivar county, Mis-
| sissippi. Arnt q messenger yesterday asking
| sheriff Cannon for the loan Of his hang.
mans rope, 60 he used for the execution
Ut q negro nj Roscdalr, that county, on
| January u. sheriff Cannon sent the rope,
This will makcthe sixth mai who has been
/ hanged with H..
Squire Buttenhcrg was summoned
| yesterday afternoon 10 hold AN inquest ~
| the body Oi Peter Madison, colorcd, VIII,
hal died suddenly ia his rvom, in the real
| Of No. II CauScy street. The squir
| learned that Madison had been an inyalij
/ Tor lNo months from s%crofula, and having
| died from the effects Of that disease, ~
fused 10 hold IN inquest. Madison Wa
tNcnty-unc years old
-Iark Polk aud VIM. Swanson, colorcd
roustabOuts on the steamer Kate Adams
when the negro George was killed hy th,
mate, John Conner, at Friars Point
/ Miss, q few days since, appeared bciop
| Squirr Barry yesterday and sworc out
warrant Tor COnnOr's arrest, the boat hay
ing arrived in the city yesterday morning
They claimed that COnnOr came mp on III,
boat, hut he was missing when the oiliccI
went "a arrest him.
While boring an artcsian well on th,
/ bayou, between jackson and Aiabam.
streets, yesterday morning, the boron
struck, ct q depth Of 32j feet, u harl brown
/ substance, doubtless a species II Ignite
The find had the effect OF drawing on.
gcologi,ls. who predict that NJ n create
| depth regular beds ~ iirst-cluss coal vii
be struck. The thickness Vt the bed
struck Is not vet known. II was immc
diatcly under q bed oi coar-c white sand.
At the regular annual election Of oni
ccrs Of the Young Mems Hebrew associa
ton, held sunday afternoon, l.. g.. Pap,
WIS reelected president, Sim L. Barindr
,icc president; Jake lNubric, secretary
Gcorgc %llcXtcr, financial secretary I'd l.
Becker, treasurer; Martin Cohen, J.. y
Block aud james Nathan, trustees. TIL,
association has u membership Of go, ii
rent uaid Two years IN advance and q sur
plus in the treasury. 1t also expects {,
erect o building of lis " the cominl